Creon and Antigone

In the play Antigone, both Antigone and Creon make important decisions that lead to the tragic end. I think that in the beginning of the story, Creon's actions and choices were more rational than Antigone's. He was trying to protect his city against civil war by not allowing Polyneices to be buried. While Antigone loves her brother, she was going against Creon's order by burying him, and he was therefor just in punishing her. She knew the consequences, and she did it anyway. However, when Creon decides to kill Ismene in addition to Antigone even though she didn't do anything, his actions are no longer rational. He is trying to get revenge on Antigone, and he is planning to kill an innocent person to make her sister suffer. This is not a logical or moral in any sense. At this point, Antigone's actions become more sensible than Creon's. Creon eventually comes to his senses and pardons Ismene.

Overall, I find Creon's actions more correct, in that they are more logical and have the good of the most people at heart.